The French party system / edited by Jocelyn A.J. Evans.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Evans, Jocelyn.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political parties--France.

Political parties.

France.

Physical Description:

xiv, 218 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, 2003.

Summary:

This book provides a complete overview of political parties in France. The social and ideological profiles of all the major parties are analyzed chapter by chapter, highlighting their principal functions and dynamics within the system. This examination is complemented by analyses of bloc and system features, including the pluralist left, Europe, and the ideological space in which the parties operate. In particular, the book addresses the impressive capacity of French parties and their leaders to adapt themselves to the changing concerns of their electorates and to a shifting institutional context.

Contents:

Stress, strain, and stability in the French party system / Alistair Cole

The French Communist party: from revolution to reform / David S. Bell

PS intra-party politics and party system exchange / Ben Clift

The Greens: from idealism to pragmatism (1984-2002) / Bruno Villalba and Sylvie Vieillard-Coffre

Managing the plural left: implications for the party system / David Hanley

Beyond the mainstream: la gauche de la gauche / Jim Wolfreys

The UDF in the 1990s: the break-up of a party confederation / Nicolas Sauger

From the Gaulist movement to the president's party / Andrew Knapp

The FN split: party system change and electoral prospects / Gilles Ivaldi

Europe and the French party system / Jocelyn A. J. Evans

Contemporary developments in political space in France / Robert Andersen and Jocelyn A. J. Evans.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-210) and index.

ISBN:

0719061199

0719061202

OCLC:

52464744